PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 1400 Braman Ave, in Bismarck, North Dakota, PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary campus that caters to 203 students (grades K through 5), overseen by BISMARCK 1.

BISMARCK 1 runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 14,086 students. PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 13% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 9% Native American, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Burleigh County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Burleigh County's rate of about 24%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Burleigh County put the typical household earns roughly $86,851 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Burleigh County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,427 students), of which PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SIMLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 265 (now 203). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 72% to 64%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 today.

On allk12, members of the PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.